BELDT’S AQUARIUM 
SAINT LOUIS, MO. 


TROPICAL WATER LILIES... DAY BLOOMER 
BLUE COLORS 
Cc. J. Clark 
A new, very deep blue hybrid 
producing flowers 8 inches across, 
borne on strong stems well above 
the water’s surface. A fine, deep 
blue? ePrice: sae $2.50 
Henry Shaw 
Named in honor of the founder 
of the Missouri Botanical Gar- 
dens. Flowers beautifully blue. 
Delightfully fragrant. Price 
Cote Rey 6 ieee eeer ee ee i en eee ee $2.00 
William Stone 
This is a beautiful and attrac- 
tive deep blue-purple lily. The 
flowers are 8 inches across and 
star shaped. Price each.......... $1.75 
*Mrs. Edward Whitaker 
The largest flowering day 
blooming hybrid from Ovalifola 
and Castaliitiora. Colors in 
shades of light blue or dark blue. 
IPriGel @2 C leer cen eee $1.75 
*Dauben 
A well-known viviparous day 
bloomer. The small light blue 
flowers are produced freely. A 
good plant for small pools and 
aquariums. Price each...........- $1.25 
*Marmorata 
This variety produces perhaps 
one of the most beautiful leaves 
of all tender nymphaeas. The 
leaves are medium green colored 
with large blotches and squares 
of brown. The flowers, which are 
12 inches across, are blue on the 
first day they are open and grad- 
ually become lighter. (See color 
illustration on page 7.) Price 
each 
Colonel Lindbergh 
A deep caerulean blue variety 
producing flowers up to 12 inches 
across which tower well above 
the water. The oval shaped 
leaves are blotched with brown. 
Brice 6a Claikcc ccesccecccensazsc-scusnzcee=s $2.00 
Pennsylvania (Blue Beauty) 
Deep blue flowers which get a 
foot across if plant is given 
enough root space. The leaves are 
speckled brown. A good plant for 
small or large pools. Price_...$2.00 
Violet 
This plant produces distinct 
curly-edged leaves. Flowers up 
to 8 inches across are produced in 
abundance. Colors violet - blue. 
Fragrant. An outstanding recent 
introduction. Price each........ 2.00 
Wm. T. Innes 
A sky blue water lily produc- 
ing large 10 inch flowers in abun- 
dance, the leaves are speckled 
brown, does extremely well in 
shady pools as well as in sunny 
exposures. A hybrid of Zansibar 
rosea and Mrs. G. H. Pring. Our 
own creation. (See No. 2, Front 
GCover>) Price each: :-.--.--—--- $2.00 
Dr. George T. Moore 
Named in honor of the Director 
of the Missouri Botanical Gar- 
dens. A famous Pring hybrid, a 
very deep purple-blue flower 
which introduces a new color 
shade distinctly different from 
any other purple varieties. Price 
each 



BLUE COLORS—Con’t. 
Blue Bird 
A full flowering navy blue hy- 
brid. The flowers are 8 inches 
across and produced in abund- 
ance. A very good blue. Price 
CAC wees oe OPE eS es ee $2.00 
New Dark Blue Whitaker 
A great improvement in color 
over the Mrs. Edward Whitaker, 
it has all of the fine points of a 
Whitaker except it is considerably 
darker blue. Price each.......... $3.00 
Judge Hitchcock 
A beautiful cup shape violet- 
blue -day bloomer producing 
flowers 8 inches across. A very 
attractive water lily which should 
every collection. Price 
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Bagdad 
A beautiful blue, large flower- 
ing day bloomer. The leaves are 
very strongly mottled with dark 
brown blotches; a very great at- 
traction. Price each 5 
Governor Emerson 
A very attractive blue flower- 
ing day bloomer of the Marmo- 
rata type with mottled leaves. 
The flowers are carried well above 
the water. Price each............ $1.75 
Colorata 
A new dwarf, very dark purple- 
blue African lily; produces flow- 
ers about 4 inches across. It 
thrives best and flowers freely if 
planted in only 6 inches of water. 
IPriGesea ch as ee eh epee eee $1. 
NEW YELLOW TROPICAL 
DAY BLOOMERS 
Sunbeam 
A new viviparous tropical 
water lily. One of the deepest 
yellow tropical water lilies; very 
free flowering. Price each...... $5.00 
African Gold | 
A very attractive clear yellow 
tropical lily—an outstanding yel- 

low so far considered the best. 
BAS KS), af SFE WO u bee sae eae ee ee $5.00 
St. Louis 
A yellow hybrid producing 
flowers from 10 to 12 inches 
across. The St. Louis is the only 
tropical lily which has been put- 
ented. A famous Pring hybrid. 
IPriGGy CaCI gree eece ese ogeaesncnenees cee $3.50 


PURPLE SHADES 
*August Koch 
Produced in the lily pools at 
Garfield Park, Chicago, by Mr. 
August Koch. The flowers are 
purple lilac and the petals a pale 
violet color, 7 to 8 inches in di- 
ameter, open four to six days. 
BPricefeach see ees $2.00 
*Royal Purple 
A hybrid vroduced by A. S. 
Buskirk. A very deep red purple 
and a strong grower. Flowers 
5-6 inches across. Very fragrant. 
An outstanding recent introduc- 
tion. (See No. 8, Front Cover.) 
Pricece neh tec ener tee ee $2.50 
*Panama-Pacific 
A hybrid produced by William 
Tricker. The predominant color 
is reddish-purple and the stamens 
are yellow. Very fragrant and 
most prolific in blooms. Price 
Ret2 KEN 6 Ve Been eee etn aa ee eee $2.00 
Imperial 
A hybrid from August Koch 
and Caerulea producing very fra- 
grant purple flowers about 6 
inches across. A strong grower. 
Good for smaller pools. Free flow- 
ering under crowded conditions 
Our own hybrid. (See No. 4, 
Front Cover.) Price each...... $2.00 
SUNSET SHADES 
Golden West 
Upon opening, the flowers are 
salmon pink, changing to a light 
apricot the next day. The light 
green leaves are spotted with 
deep maroon shades. A very fra- 
grant day bloomer. 
Prigeg cache teen $2.00 
Talisman 
A very attractive introduction. 
It was named after the Talisman 
rose as it possesses the same com- 
bination of yellow polychromed 
Pinks Prices eats: sat. .wcescrsee $3 00 


A new tropical Water-Lily is the variety William T. Innes. 
lilac-blue flowers about 10 inches across. 
It produces 
Price $2.00 
Page 3 


PINK SHADES TO RED 
General Pershing 
A hybrid from Mrs. Whitaker 
and Castaliifolia. The pink flow- 
ers are delightfully fragrant 
and open early in the morning. 
Strong plants, Price each...... $2.50 
Rio Rita 
A very brilliant pink, almost 
red. Base of stamens bright gold. 
Different shades of pink in sepals, 
petals and stamens. A riot of col- 
ors, creating a brilliant effect. 
Produced by G. H. Pring. 
Pricesea ches ee ee $3.00 
Zansibar Rosea 
A delightfully pink shaded day 
blooming lily producing flowers 
about 6 to 8 inches across, very 
free flowering. (See No. 5-6, 
Front Cover.) Price each......$1.50 
Pink Pearl 
A beautiful large cup-shape 
clear pink. A strong bloomer, 
very fragrant. Flowers 8 inches 
across) Price \eachs--eee $2.00 
*Mrs. Sawyer (Independence) 
A new viviparous day bloom- 
ing lily, the leaves are shaded 
with brownish red and the flow- 
ers are very deep pink. Very 
vigorous and free flowering. 
Priceléach=:<- 2s. $1.75 
Shirley Marie 
A large flowering deep pink of 
unusual merits. The flowers are 
10 to 12 inches across. Very 
free flowering and attractive. 
A strong grower. 
Price seach sees eee eee $2.00 
American Beauty 
A very choice red water lily. It 
possesses the same attractive 
combination of colors as_ the 
American Beauty rose. The flow- 
ers are 8 inches across, carried 
high above the water. Price 
Ca Clie te... oe ee ee, $3.50 
WHITE 
Mrs. George H. Pring 
A new water lily, pure white in 
color, flowers 8 to 10 inches 
across. Very fragrant and pro- 
lific. (See No. 1, Front Cover.) 
Pricey eachs so... ee eee $2.00 
(See page 7) 
Snow White 
A hybrid produced from the 
Independence through self pol- 
lenation, the flowers are carried 
erect on a strong stem, are cup- 
shaped and 6 to 8 inches across. 
One of the best white tropical 
lilies. Our own creation. (See No. 
3, Front Cover). Price each_... $3.00 
*Isabelle Pring 
A strong viviparous day bloom- 
er. Pure white. Price each....$3.00 

*All lilies with star in front of name 
are viviparous, which means that young 
plants afe produced from center of 
leaves. Tropical lilies should not be 
planted until latter part of May, or 
early June, and they should only be 
planted about 4 or 5 inches below wa- 
ter surface. 
